Cyber security Archive
Social engineering – in which criminals manipulate users into compromising their security – is a major problem. This blog gives five ways to reduce the risk.
The UK charity Mermaids has received a £25,000 fine from the ICO (Information Commissioner’s Office) after an internal error led to a widescale data breach.
New research from Beaming has revealed that small businesses bore the brunt of cyber attacks in the UK in 2018, costing them an estimated £13.6 billion (out of a £17 billion total). 63% of small businesses reported being a victim …
Egress’s Insider Data Breach survey 2019 has found that 79% of CIOs believe employees have put company data at risk accidentally in the past 12 months, while 61% think that data has been put at risk maliciously. More than 500 …
UK retailers have seen an 80% increase in cyber attacks and/or breaches over the past year, according to the BRC’s (British Retail Consortium) 2019 Retail Crime Survey. This is despite 17% of retailers spending more on cyber security than the …
2018 was the year of phishing. Kaspersky Lab’s Spam and phishing in 2018 report claims that its anti-phishing system prevented more than 482 million phishing attempts last year. Other key findings: • More than half of all emails in 2018 …
Humans are often seen as the weakest link in the cyber security chain, but Mary O’Brien, general manager of IBM Security, sees them as strengths too. Speaking with eWeek, O’Brien discussed how organisations should educate their employees about cyber security …
Data breaches can happen at any time, have multiple causes and vary in scale. Those caused by human error are becoming increasingly common – as Gateshead Council is only too aware, having suffered a shocking 19 breaches in 10 months. …
According to recent research from KnowBe4, negligent users are the primary concern for 92% of the 350 global organisations surveyed, with 12% admitting that the issue keeps them up at night. Key findings: There was a 70% overlap between organisations …
In 2018 many UK companies suffered payment card breaches: British Airways, Dixons Carphone. These events allow us to realise how important it is to comply with the PCI DSS (Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard). What is the PCI DSS? …
